HR Manager

Job description / Role

Charterhouse is currently working with a well-established educational organization, who is looking to hire a HR Manager for their Al Ain and Abu Dhabi Office. This role will be a stand-alone position delivering HR Services across the Middle East.

The HR Manager will be the lead person in delivery of HR Services for the Middle East Operations, and business partner with the management team to ensure daily operations and people agenda is compliant with the UAE employment law and regulations. This role will act as the first point of contact for HR issues raised by school employees.

Additionally, this role that will take on the responsibility of full-employee lifecycle across the group with a focus on recruitment, onboarding, induction and training whilst collaborating with senior management to improve and develop processes such as recruitment, performance management and driving employee engagement initiatives.

The HR Manager will also be responsible for employee relations, salary benchmarking and payroll. In conjunction, this role will ensure all company policies and procedures are up to date and compliant with local labour law, across the group.

To be considered for this role, the successful candidate must have at least 7 years’ experience in HR, within the Education field. They must have excellent knowledge of the UAE labour law and a minimum of 2 years work experience in the Middle East. Further Education in the related field and a career history within Education is preferred.

Our client is looking for someone with professional and personable approach with attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills. The candidate must possess strong verbal and written communication skills in English and the ability to handle diverse situations with confidence and multi-task under demanding deadlines.

About the Company

The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne and Sydney.